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Australian hockey players taking a selfie at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland were apparently photo-bombed by Queen Elizabeth II. The photo that shows the queen smiling in the background has become a viral hit.

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People magazine's new campaign carries the tagline "The details make the story," and it shares those detailed stories in a series of 30-second spots. One ad explores the celebrities photo-bombed by actor Jennifer Lawrence and another reveals Prince George's dog is named Lupo. The spots will show up on TV, print, digital and social media.

A Nielsen study has found that peer movie reviews on Twitter influence what films people go to see. About 87% of consumers consulted tweets before buying tickets the last time they went to the box office, it found.

Climate change could hurt ice hockey by thawing the frozen ponds where many players first get a taste for the game, warns the NHL in a new report. "Major environmental challenges, such as climate change and freshwater scarcity, affect opportunities for hockey players of all ages to learn and play the game outdoors," said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.

A crackdown on sharing-economy startups is part of an inevitable backlash against a way of doing business that slices through governmental red tape and bureaucracy, Jesse Kline writes. "[W]hat we are likely seeing is the last vestiges of the regulatory state fighting to keep its head above water in a world that is quickly making it unnecessary," Kline writes.

The number of brands posting selfies or running selfie contests on Facebook and Twitter skyrocketed last year, according to this infographic from Unmetric. In January 2013, 13 brands were running Facebook selfie contests and 11 brands were using selfies on Twitter; by December, those numbers had jumped to 207 and 261.